2004
Field Test: Geoffrey Daking MicPreEQ
In the early 1990s, when Geoffrey Daking heard that many engineers were growing increasingly dissatisfied with newer audio gear, he decided to find out...
Technology
Monitors
Field Test: Event Electronics ASP8 Studio Precision Monitors
Event Electronics made a big splash years ago when it introduced the 20/20 Series of powered, direct-field monitors, which brought the price of bi-amplified,...
2004
Field Test: Oram GMS Al Schmitt Pro-Channel
When British pro audio manufacturer Oram set out to build the GMS (Grand Master Series) Al Schmitt Pro-Channel compressor/EQ/preamps, mass-market appeal was not at...
2004
Field Test: Universal Audio Model 2192
Universal Audio's Model 2192 Master Digital Audio Interface combines feature-rich design with impeccable audio quality.
Daw -Recorders
Field Test: MOTU Digital Performer 4
Mark of the Unicorn's Digital Performer is based on a very robust and full-featured MIDI sequencer that has become much more sophisticated during the...
2003
Field Test: Peavey Kosmos Pro
Kosmos Pro is an expanded version of Peavey's original Kosmos subharmonic enhancement system.
2003
Field Test: Apogee Electronics Big Ben Master Clock
Apogee Electronics' Big Ben is a revolutionary master digital clock that does much more than preclude clicks and pops from tainting your audio tracks.
2003
Field Test: De Medio DME103 Mic Pre
The DME103 Microphone Preamp is manufactured by Frank De Medio, who has a long history of circuit and console design. In the late 1960s,...
Daw -Recorders
Field Test: Digidesign Digi 002 Rack
Digidesign's Digi 002 Rack is the latest in the series that started with the PCI-oriented Digi 001, followed by the USB-connected Mbox, both intended...
Microphones
Field Test: RDE NT2000
More than 35 years ago, Henry and Astrid Freedman founded their Australian-based Freedman Group of companies to design, manufacture and install pro audio gear.
2003
Field Test: Focusrite ISA428 Pre Pack
Recently, Focusrite has offered a product line aimed at the home studio. However, as the $1,995 ISA428 can attest to, the company has not...
2003
Field Test: Manley Laboratories SLAM!
The SLAM! (Stereo Limiter And Mic pre) defies categorization, combining an updated version of Manley's stalwart ELOP opto-limiter with a new FET-based brickwall limiter...
New Products
Top 10 AES Live Sound Picks
Apex (www.apex-audio.com) introduced its Intelli-X comprehensive 48 speaker management system, offering 256 EQ filters and 50 presets, employing 24-bit
Consoles
Field Test: Yamaha DM1000
Ten years ago, there were no digital mixers in the 5-figure range, but that changed with the introduction of Yamaha's 02R. This product's lineage...
Daw -Recorders
Pro Tools Free
Digidesign's Pro Tools is inarguably one of the most popular DAW applications in the professional studio, and anyone contemplating getting into the audio field...
New Products
AES 2003
The Chicago Cubs may not have made the World Series (just wait ''til next year!), but the Audio Engineering Society pulled off a miracle:...
Consoles
API Audio Vision
The new 24-bus Vision Surround Mixing Console features three stereo mix buses, a dedicated 5-channel surround mix bus and 10 aux buses.
Consoles
Field Test: Stage Tec Aurus
With a heritage that includes the groundbreaking Cantus and Cinetra digital mixing consoles, in 10 short years, Stage Tec has significantly influenced both the...
New Products
Digidesign ACCEL eration
Digidesign (www.digidesign.com) announced the release of the HD Accel PCI card for Pro Tools|HD. The new card delivers nearly twice the DSP power of...
Microphones
Field Test: AEA R84 Ribbon Microphone
AEA's slick, retro-looking R84 ($1,000) is the newest mic in designer Wes Dooley's product line.
Consoles
Field Test: Dangerous Music Monitor, MQ, 2-Bus and Mixer
Dangerous Music is leading the way to a brave new world with a line of professional recording studio interfacing tools that facilitate the highest-quality...
New Products
Audio Products Go Wild!
It's AES time. Thousands of us will flock to the Javits Center to drink overpriced lukewarm coffee, eat three-day-old sandwiches, lose our voices from
New Products
Longer Is Better For Computers, That Is
Last month, I looked at the subjects of chips, clocks, word length and DAW power.
news
Ina-GRM GRM Tools ST
GRM Tools ST (Spectral Transform) adds four exceptional processors — Contrast, Equalize, Freq Warp and Shift — to a plug-in family already packed with...
Microphones
Field Test: Telefunken Ela M 251
The original Telefunken Ela M 251 microphone has quite a history.
Monitors
Field Test: Alesis ProActive 5.1
At Winter NAMM this year, after giving Alesis' ProActive 5.1 system a quick listen on the noisy show floor, I thought this 450-watt, THX-certified...
Daw -Recorders
Field Test: Digidesign Pro Tools Version 6
Version 6 of Pro Tools is more than simply an update to make it compatible with Apple's new OS X operating system; there have...
Daw -Recorders
Field Test: Propellerhead Software Reason 2.5
For many, Propellerhead's Reason is the go-to application when your creation requires a whole lot of virtual synthesis and sampling horsepower.
New Products
Scratch, Trash, Freeze That Audio!
What if you're in the middle of the mix and your client says, “Can you make it sound a little more…exotic?” If you're at...
news
Field Test: Vienna Symphonic Library
Imagine waking up one morning and saying to yourself, “I'm not happy with what's out there.
Monitors
Field Test: Mackie HR626
Let's face it, monitor reviews are tough. Trying to describe with words how something sounds is like the old tale about the four blind...
Microphones
Schoeps CMC 6 xt Mic Body
The new CMC 6 xt mic body from Schoeps is the latest update to the Colette modular mic system.
2003
Chandler Limited LTD-1
The Chandler Limited LTD-1 is so close to the original 1073 Neve module that it's almost scary.
2003
TC Electronic Reverb 4000
Producers and recording engineers recognize that only a handful of digital reverbs are worthy of the title “main reverb.” These are all great-sounding units...
news
Native Instruments Vokator
Virtual Vocoder/Processor/Synth/Sampler Today, improved technology has resulted in much more powerful vocoders than their disco/new wave-era counterparts ever hoped to be.
news
Eventide ClockWorks Legacy Plug-Ins
It would be hard to find anyone who's worked in and around pro studios during the past 30 years who hasn't used an Eventide...
Microphones
Audio-Technica AT3060
The AT3060 tube condenser microphone is a new addition to Audio-Technica's 30 Series but with a twist: Its onboard tube electronics are 48-volt, phantom-powered...
news
PSPaudioware VintageWarmer
PSPaudioware's VintageWarmer plug-in delivers creamy-sounding dynamics processing in two flavors: via its wideband compression (with shelving pre-equalization) and multiband compression modes (the latter followed...
news
Cakewalk Project5
Project5 is the new synth/sampler/drum machine-in-a-virtual-rack application from Cakewalk. This is not a new idea, but Project5 is different from many of its predecessors...
Daw -Recorders
Marantz Professional CDR300
Marantz Professional continues its tradition of creating rugged and portable recorders with the CDR300 ($849), a tough, little CD-R and CD-RW burner.
New Products
The 19th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards
Listed below are the nominees chosen by the Nominating Panel of the 19th Annual TEC Awards. A special TEC Awards nominees supplement and voting...
Microphones
Field Test: Audio-Technica AE2500 Dual-Element Mic
A totally new, innovative mic design, the Audio-Technica AE2500 uses specifically designed dynamic and condenser cardioid transducers mounted side-by-side in perfect phase alignment in...